Engineering characteristics of Taipei Clay

Characterisation and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils

Volumn 3-4, Issue , 2007, Pages 1755-1803

  Chin, Chung Tien ^a   Chen, Jie Ru ^a   Hu, I Chou ^a   Yao, Daniel T C ^a   Chao, Hsiao Chou ^a  

^a MAA Group Consulting Engineers   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING CHARACTERISTICS; ENGINEERING PROBLEMS; GEOTECHNICAL; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS; IN-SITU TEST; INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR PROJECT; RAPID DEVELOPMENT; SOIL DEPOSITS;

DEPOSITS; ENGINEERING; SOIL TESTING; SOILS;

CLAY DEPOSITS;

EID: 84863229327     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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